THE RAMAYANA

KISHKINDA KANDA

SARGA 17 : SLOKAS 41 TO 50


va¢lna   ramgrqhNm¯    -   RAMA   REPROACHED   BY   VALI

tarya   vaÀym¤³aE{h|    sÏy|   svIåOya    ¢htm¯    ,
td¢t@Øy   maEhEn    kalÞy   vSmagt:    .41.

tarya   by Tara
vaÀy|   an advice
u³:   given
Ah|   I
sÏy|   a true
svIåOya   who knew everything
¢htm¯   wholesome
tt¯   that
A¢t@Øy   disregarding
maEhEn   throug ignorance
kalÞy   vS|   undre the sway of death
Aagt:   have fallen

41.Vali   told   Rama   that   he,   disregarding   the   correct   and   wholesome   advice
given   by   Tara   who   knew   everything,   had   fallen   under   the   sway   of   death.

Ïvya   naTEn    kakt¯ÞT   n    snaTa   vs¤ÓDra    ,
p#mda   S£ls|p°a    D¥rtEn   p¢tna    yTa    .42.

Ïvya   with you
naTEn   as its lord
kakt¯ÞT   Rama
n   is not
snaTa   with a protector
vs¤ÓDra   the earth
p#mda   a young woman
S£ls|p°a   with rich moral character
D¥rtEn   an immoral
p¢tna   by husband
yTa   like

42.Vali   told   Rama   that   with   him   as   the   lord   the   earth   is   without   a   protector
like   a   young   woman   rich   in   moral   character   with   an   immoral   husband.

SZaE   nWk]¢tk:    X¤d#aE   ¢mÐyap#¢*tmans:    ,
kT|   dSrTEn    Ïv|   jat:    papaE   mhaÏmna    .43.

SZ:   deceitful
nWk]¢tk:   mischievous
X¤d#:   petty minded
¢mÐyap#¢*tmans:   with the guise of a peaceful mind
kT|   how
dSrTEn   by Dasaratha
Ïv|   you
jat:   were procreated
pap:   sinful
mhaÏmna   the great souled

43.Vali   asked   Rama   how   the   high   souled   Dasaratha   procreated   a   deceitful,
mischievous,   petty   minded,   sinful   and   in   the   guise   of   a   peaceful   mind   a   son
like   him?

¢C°ca¢ræOkßyEN   sta|    DmaI¢tv¢tIna    ,
Ïy³DmaIHqkSEnah|   ¢nhtaE    ramh¢Þtna    .44.

¢C°ca¢ræOkßyEN   with a broken cover of morality
sta|   of virtuous
DmaI¢tv¢tIna   transgressed the code of conduct
Ïyk¯t³DmaIHqkSEn   discarding the goad of righteousness
Ah|   I am
¢nht:   killed
ramh¢Þtna   by an elephant in the form of Rama

44.Vali   told   Rama   that   he   had   been   killed   by   an   elephant   in   the   form   of
Rama,   who   had   broken   the   cover   of   morality,   transgressed   the   code   of
conduct   and   disregarded   the   goad   of   righteousness.

AS¤B|   caÔyy¤³|    c   sta|    cWv   ¢vgr¢htm¯    ,
vßysE   cES|    k]Ïva   s¢ì:    sh   smagt:    .45.

AS¤B|   c   vicious also
A¢p   and
Ay¤³|   c   undesirable also
sta|   of the virtuous
c   also
ev   ¢vgr¢htm¯   condemnable only
vßysE   will you accept
c   also
iIS|   like this
k]Ïva   having done
s¢ì:   sh   in company of holy men
smagt:   coming

45.Vali   asked   Rama   whether   he   will   accept   the   vicious   and   undesirable   act
done   when   in   the   company   of   holy   men?

udas£nEx¤   yaE{Þmas¤    ¢v@maE{y|   p#ka¢St:    ,
Apka¢rx¤   tE    ram   nWv    pÜya¢m   ¢v@mm¯    .46.

udas£nEx¤   being neutral
y:   which
AÞmas¤   against us
¢v@m:   valour
Ay|   this
p#ka¢St:   isexhibited
Apka¢rx¤   against culprits
tE   your
ram   Rama
n   ev   pÜya¢m   I do not see
¢v@mm¯   valour

46.Vali   told   Rama   that   he   did   not   see   the   valour   against   culprits   that   has
been   shown   by   Rama   against   them.

d¦ÜymanÞt¤   y¤ÒyETa    mya   y¢d    n¦paÏmj    ,
  vWvÞvt|    dEv|   pÜyEÞÏv|    ¢nhtaE   mya    .47.

d¦Üyman:     in front of eyes
y¤ÒyETa   had you fought
mya   by me
y¢d   in case
n¦paÏmj   prince
  today
vWvÞvt|   Yama
dEv|   god
pÜyE:   would have seen
Ïv|   you
¢nht:   killed
mya   by me

47.Vali   told   Rama   that   in   case   he   had   fought   in   front   of   Vali's   eyes,   he
would   have   seen   God   Yama   that   day   having   been   killed   by   Vali.

Ïvya{d¦ÜyEn      rNE   ¢nhtaE{h|    Ѥrasd:    ,
p#s¤çO   p°gEnEv    nr:   panvS|    gt:    .48.

Ïvya   by you
Ad¦ÜyEn     not to be seen
rNE   in the battlefield
¢nht:   was killed
Ah|   I
Ѥrasd:   unconquerable
p#s¤çO:   asleep
p°gEn   by a serpent
iv   like
nr:   a man
panvS|   gt:   under the influence of drinks

48.Vali   told   Rama   that   he   had   been   killed   while   Rama   was   not   to   be   seen
like   a   man   under   the   influence   of   drinks   killed   by   a   serpent.

s¤g#£v¢p#ykamEn   yÏk]tE{¢Þm    htÞÏvya    ,
mamEv   y¢d    p¥vI|   ÏvmEtdTImcaEdy:    .
mW¢Tl£mhmEkaþa   Ïvan¢yÝyaØys|Sym¯    .49.

s¤g#£v¢p#ykamEn   with intent to help Sugriva in his wish
yÏk]tE   for which purpose
A¢Þm   ht:   I am killed
Ïvya   by you
ma|   ev   me alone
y¢d   in case
p¥vI|   earlier
Ïv|   you
etdTIm¯   for this pirpose
AcaEdy:   moved
mW¢Tl£m¯   Janaki
Ah|   I
ekaþa     in one day itself
Aan¢yÝya¢m   would have brought
As|Sym¯   without doubt

49.Vali   told   Rama   that   the   purpose   for   which   he   was   intent   on   helping
Sugriva   due   to   which   Vali   was   killed,   had   he   moved   Vali   earlier,   Sita   would
have  been  brought   in   a   day   by   Vali.

raXs|   c    ѤraÏman|   tv    BayaIpha¢rNm¯    ,
g#£vaya|      dSg#£v|   bdqÒva    s|p#ddE   tv    .50.

raXs|   the ogre
c   also
ѤraÏman|   evil minded
tv   your
BayaIpha¢rNm¯   abductor of wife
g#£vaya|   around the neck
  in this
dSg#£v|   ten headed
bdqÒva   tying
s|p#ddE   would have handed over
tv   to you

50.Vali   told   Rama   that   he   would   have   tied   around   the   neck   of   Ravana,   who
abducted   Rama's   wife   and   would   have   handed   the   ogre   to   Rama.    

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